The Secret Garden
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Publisher Description
“The Secret Garden” is considered a classic of children's fiction and remains one of Frances Hodgson Burnett's most popular works. A heart-warming, beautifully-told story of a lonely orphan girl who goes to live with her uncle in an intimidating British manor house. “The Secret Garden” has been enjoyed by children for over a century and continues to be a popular choice for bedtime reading.
Frances Eliza Hodgson Burnett (1849–1924) was a British-born American playwright and novelist most famous for her children's novels “Little Lord Fauntleroy” (1886), “A Little Princess” (1905), and “The Secret Garden” (1911). Read & Co. are republishing this classic children's book in a modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially-commissioned new biography of the author.
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Soothing and mellifluous, native Briton Bailey's voice proves an excellent instrument for polishing up a new edition of Burnett's story. Bratty and spoiled Mary Lennox is orphaned when her parents fall victim to a cholera outbreak in India. As a result, Mary becomes the ward of an uncle in England she has never met. As she hesitantly tries to carve a new life for herself at imposing and secluded Misselthwaite Manor, Mary befriends a high-spirited boy named Dickon and investigates a secret garden on the Manor grounds. She also discovers a sickly young cousin, Colin, who has been shut away in a hidden Manor room. Together Mary and Dickon help Colin blossom, and in the process Mary finds her identity and melts the heart of her emotionally distant uncle. Bailey makes fluid transitions between the voices and accents of various characters, from terse Mrs. Medlock and surly groundskeeper Ben to chipper housemaid Martha. And most enjoyably, she gives Mary a believably childlike voice. A brief biography of the author is included in an introduction. Ages 6-12.
